Bread and Circus-McConnell , taps into Roman politics

[packman]

Remember those scenes in movies where the emperor throws coins into the crowd to cheer him as he enters Rome? Mitchamaximus Oconnellus , is now hiring supporters:


http://crooksandliars.com/2014/10/mitch-mcconnell-wont-answer-question

[samsingh]

1. accurate comparison

[JustAnotherGen]

2. I - am so - not

stunned.

[DetlefK]

3. The "circus" in "bread and circus" is actually Fox News.

The strategy of "bread and circus" was to keep the populace disinterested in politics.
1. Make sure they always have enough to eat.
2. Divert their attention with daily entertainment.

What does the US have nowadays?
BIRTH-CERTIFICATE, BENGHAZI, IRS, COMING FOR OUR GUNS, UMBRELLAGATE, EBOLA, WE ARE JUST ASKING QUESTIONS, SCANDAL, SCANDAL, SCANDAL, OUTRAGE, OUTRAGE, OUTRAGE, CONSPIRACY, CONSPIRACY, CONSPIRACY...

"No, you don't want to think about which party's policies would be best for you and your country. Now be nice, be outraged about the topic of the day I picked for you, and go play."





If one of the conservative supreme-court justices dies of a heart-attack or something like that, they will "just ask the question" whether Obama maybe, possibly had him killed so he could pack the courts with partisan liberal extremists who don't really get America and/or hate it.
Does somebody want to bet against this? Any takers?

[JustAnotherGen]

4. AND

McConnell pays his supporters. He literally has job openings to follow him around and make him feel good about himself.

Reality is perception - and perception is reality.